Question on strut mounts

[Calloway]

So I have been working on installing my lift but was unable to get the inner most bolt loosened on both side(one of the 3 bolts hid g the shock in).

I used a dremel to cut the bolt but the question is do I need to order a whole new set of mounting struts or can I just replace the bolt.

*i haven't removed the shock yet

Thanks for any input!

 

[sterbenlicht]

I could potentially be wrong about this, because I haven't actually replaced the studs, but if it's the factory strut mount with the factory studs, then they're pressed in just like lug studs.

A lot of lift kits come with longer replacement studs so you can smack the old ones out and install the longer ones so you can fit the top spacer in and still have stud reaching up through the holes to put the nuts on.

If your lift isn't one of the ones requiring you to replace those studs, then really any bolt that will fit through there with enough room in the mount itself for the head of the bolt will be okay. I'd use some kind of added security like thread locker and/or locking nut for it though.

 

[Calloway]

Thanks for your post. Went to wheelers and picked up a set of bolts.